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Best public schools in Dorchester, MA

30 public schools in Dorchester: 14 elementary · 1 middle · 7 high · 4 K-8 · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Massachusetts.

Elementary schools

14 schools in Dorchester, best first
1
Kenny Elementary School 27.5
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 338 students
ELA 32%Math 28%Science 34%
#607 of 837 in Massachusetts
2
UP Academy Holland 26.6
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 566 students
ELA 27%Math 33%Science 32%
#615 of 837 in Massachusetts
3
Everett Elementary School 26.2
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 278 students
ELA 34%Math 31%Science 17%
#618 of 837 in Massachusetts
4
Mather Elementary School 23.5
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 454 students
ELA 27%Math 27%Science 33%
#641 of 837 in Massachusetts
5
Dever Elementary School 20.1
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 406 students
ELA 25%Math 31%Science 17%
#669 of 837 in Massachusetts
6
Holmes Elementary School 17.3
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 287 students
ELA 27%Math 21%Science 23%
#693 of 837 in Massachusetts
7
Lee Academy 11.6
Boston · Grades PK-3 · 200 students
ELA 19%Math 22%
#740 of 837 in Massachusetts
8
Russell Elementary School 10.1
Boston · Grades PK-5 · 346 students
ELA 25%Math 11%Science 12%
#753 of 837 in Massachusetts
9
Trotter Elementary School 6.9
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 300 students
ELA 17%Math 11%Science 21%
#780 of 837 in Massachusetts
10
Winthrop Elementary School 6.4
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 241 students
ELA 16%Math 13%Science 18%
#784 of 837 in Massachusetts
11
Clap Elementary School 4.2
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 130 students
ELA 16%Math 11%Science 8%
#802 of 837 in Massachusetts
12
Shaw-Taylor Elementary School 3.8
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 201 students
ELA 15%Math 10%Science 8%
#806 of 837 in Massachusetts
13
King Elementary School 0.8
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 470 students
ELA 9%Math 4%Science 5%
#831 of 837 in Massachusetts
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Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower —
Boston · Grades PK-1 · 218 students
No published test results

Middle schools

1 school in Dorchester
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Frederick Pilot Middle School —
Boston · Grades 7-8 · 327 students
No published test results

High schools

7 schools in Dorchester, best first
1
Boston Latin Academy 77.3
Boston · Grades 7-12 · 1,693 students
ELA 62%Math 56%Science 45%
#70 of 306 in Massachusetts
2
Ruth Batson Academy 8.3
Boston · Grades 7-12 · 569 students
ELA 11%Math 9%Science 7%
#281 of 306 in Massachusetts
3
TechBoston Academy 7.7
Boston · Grades 7-12 · 870 students
ELA 11%Math 7%Science 7%
#283 of 306 in Massachusetts
4
Community Academy of Science and Health 6.4
Boston · Grades 9-12 · 341 students
ELA 8%Math 9%Science 7%
#287 of 306 in Massachusetts
5
Carter School 3.8
Boston · Grades 8-12 · 31 students
ELA 0%Math 0%
#295 of 306 in Massachusetts
6
Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy 2.8
Boston · Grades 9-12 · 486 students
ELA 3%Math 3%Science 0%
#298 of 306 in Massachusetts
7
Albert D Holland School of Technology 2.1
Boston · Grades 7-12 · 395 students
ELA 1%Math 0%Science 0%
#300 of 306 in Massachusetts

K-8 schools

4 schools in Dorchester, best first
1
Murphy K-8 School 55.6
Boston · Grades PK-8 · 839 students
ELA 35%Math 32%Science 31%
#44 of 98 in Massachusetts
2
Conservatory Lab Charter School 46.4
Conservatory Lab Charter · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 444 students
ELA 37%Math 27%Science 23%
#53 of 98 in Massachusetts
3
Lee K-8 School 11.7
Boston · Grades PK-8 · 527 students
ELA 16%Math 13%Science 11%
#87 of 98 in Massachusetts
4
Greenwood Sarah K-8 School 6.6
Boston · Grades PK-8 · 359 students
ELA 8%Math 7%Science 15%
#92 of 98 in Massachusetts

Combined schools

4 schools in Dorchester, best first
1
Boston Collegiate Charter School 79.9
Boston Collegiate Charter · Grades 5-12 · Charter · 688 students
ELA 47%Math 54%Science 35%
#14 of 67 in Massachusetts
2
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper 30.6
Boston · Grades 2-12 · 639 students
ELA 15%Math 15%Science 23%
#47 of 67 in Massachusetts
3
Neighborhood House Charter School 27.6
Neighborhood House Charter · Grades PK-12 · Charter · 856 students
ELA 20%Math 14%Science 14%
#49 of 67 in Massachusetts
4
Codman Academy Charter Public School 17.2
Codman Academy Charter Public · Grades PK-12 · Charter · 336 students
ELA 14%Math 11%Science 9%
#56 of 67 in Massachusetts

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